1968 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world.

Events

• Copa Libertadores 1968: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Palmeiras on an aggregate score of 2-0.
• May 29 – European Cup won by Manchester United after defeating Benfica 4-1 in extra time at Wembley Stadium, London.
• May 30 – The Dutch national team plays its 300th official match in history, drawing 0-0 in a friendly against Scotland.
• June 5 – Alan Mullery becomes the first England player to be sent off in an international match during a 0:1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the European Nations' Cup semi-finals in Florence, Italy.
• September 19 – Dutch club ADO makes its European debut by defeating Grazer AK (4-1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, with four goals from Piet Giesen.

Winners club national championship

• Argentina
  • San Lorenzo - Metropolitano
  • Vélez Sársfield - Nacional
• England: Manchester City
• Iceland: KR
• Italy: A.C. Milan
• Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam
• Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
• Scotland: Celtic
• Spain: Real Madrid
• West Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia (January 12 – 21, 1968)

1.  Congo-Kinshasa
2.  Ghana
3.  Côte d'Ivoire

• 1968 British Home Championship (October 21, 1967 – February 28, 1968)

 England

• UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 5 – 10, 1968)
  1.  Italy
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  England

• Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico (October 13 – 26, 1968)
  1.  Hungary
  2.  Bulgaria
  3.  Japan

Births

• April 16 – Martin Dahlin, Swedish footballer
• May 1 – Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
• June 5 – Percy Olivares, Peruvian footballer
• June 25 – Dorinel Munteanu, Romanian footballer
• June 26 – Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
• October 20 – Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian footballer
• December 26 – Thijs Waterink, Dutch footballer

Deaths